Abstraction and Language Flashcards
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Which cognitive domain is the MoCA abstraction task primarily designed to assess?
Answer: Executive function and conceptual reasoning
Abstraction measures conceptual thinking, a component of executive function.
What is the total number of points available across the MoCA language section (repetition and fluency)?
Answer: 3
Language includes sentence repetition (2 points) and verbal fluency (1 point) for a total of 3.
How should the examiner instruct the patient before reading the first repetition sentence on the MoCA?
Answer: 'I am going to read you a sentence. Repeat it after me, exactly as I say it'
The patient is asked to repeat the sentence exactly as spoken.
A patient answers the train-bicycle pair with 'you can ride both of them'. According to MoCA scoring guidance, how should this be treated?
Answer: 1 point, since it captures the shared function of transport
Answers that capture the transport function, such as riding or travelling in both, are accepted.
Why does the MoCA include both abstraction and sentence repetition, when the MMSE has only a single repetition item?
Answer: To increase sensitivity to mild cognitive impairment, especially executive and language deficits
The MoCA adds executive and language items to detect milder impairment than the MMSE.
If a patient gives a concrete answer on the practice pair (banana-orange), what should the examiner do?
Answer: Provide the abstract answer 'they are both fruit' and then continue
The examiner supplies the correct abstract answer for the practice pair only.